'Sobriety is Near and Dear to Me':
Joe Manganiello Reveals He's More Than 12 Years Sober

Though he's spoken out about his sobriety in the past, the 'Magic Mike' actor is again opening up about giving up alcohol for good more than 12 years ago — and revealed getting sober is one of the best decisions he's ever made.

“Of course sobriety is something near and dear to me,” Joe, 38, said at a screening for 'The Resurrection of Jake the Snake,' a new documentary chronicling professional wrestler Jake Roberts' struggle with alcoholism. “Twelve-and-a-half years sober. So obviously this [film] is something very close to my heart.”

“There was a period of four years where I needed to quit drinking. And the drinking got in the way [of my career]. It was one of those obstacles that I had to get over... I had to clean up my act and figure that whole situation out," the star said in a 2013 interview.